New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-16
REGRET AT LOSING n. j. CORTTS

nUsISEsS MEN CRIrICIsE THE WHITE STAR LINE
FOR REMOVING THE POPULAR MANAGER
Not business man downtown who had learned yes
terday that r. j. Cortls had resigned NewYo man
ager OF White star mshp Line failed to express
his regret and tho few who learned OF the
circumstances expressed sympathy tempered with indg
nation The following expression repeated by many:
Mt Cor,s has been recognized - without peer IN inc
OF TIE ne fourteen year. ago when position really
bsrasspg owing 10 The os OF Atlantic AMI 10 hn nns
and uhseneous Of Ire to dispose Of hn as
the facts OF his 81 lssa ss almost
s ss1 e. s e' SS~ ha esS 1eac'tsI
he an5 s,oey Tisy Want to mae the linz family Affair
Mr. Cortis received letter from the owners OF the line
Sunday requostin. hi. resgnhon to take ollc.t 'hee
although no had reason TO expect that no would
not DO disturbed until the last OF the year,
OF perhaps twenty-five years. VAS TO succeed
Mr. Corts were Whispered about morn Than year ago
al eKcop uonaIly able anl desirable man Ar isnly
hero more than year ago wiho TsB ass on
server all the details OF the steamship business ana
3ncr on b"ari OF The steamship britannia. which
MIR Cortis was invited lie was also elected mem
renewed Mr. smay soon aiterwarl went to Europe and
The rumors qulocd down. lie returned again about two
months ago but New Years passed and Mr CoFs SUI
roma.rei L was natural That 10 expected 70 re'.'n
throughout 1897. The order for his s'gnhton va,
ohcycd on Monday and Mr. Cor!is VIII be superseded
the New York manager OF the White
star Line July l. 1873 Previous Ia that he had been pas
scnger agent OF the Line for heen yetrs and was
So o,sT changes are eSpecled n the osc Of the Waite
star Line The office, OF the company viii he removed 20
the new building No. 81 Broadway about May l. ono
for his because many OF the employees have
bee II made sick by the gases In the basement 80
The Guion Line Offices are 10 10 removed from NO. ~
broadway 10 No 80 Broadway about April rho build
Ink No. ~ broadway Is owned by the estate OF koya
Phelps and IA to he torn iown and seYensofy hFepFOo
building Will be egeciol In us steal
4 MISSION WORKER ARRESTED As A BURGLAR
Two young men went TO Commissioner sheidss Office
Yesterday with "a note the pastor OF 81 Georges
Chapel asking that they be allowed pass to see one OF
the two men now In Ludlow street jail charge Of
robbng Jersey City Post Oco Post ONCE Inspector
Clark was sent for and he looked at the closely Ho
yhl.pcrcd To Commissioners Shields and had OF the
men detained while he made complaint against hn OF
being her OF the burglars whO stole from the Jersey
CITY Post Oios Tho young man. who gave tue name o
Joseph smith. surprised and apparently Indignant
when Deputy Marshal 1etries arrested him. He has been
ono OF constant aud eloquent oxhorieIs at the
meetings OF the MISSION connected with 81 Georges
Church lie spoke with much fervOr the evening be-
fore arrest. telling OF his own past wckedness ana
urging others TO avoid bis eVi ways he WIS heiu III
$4,000 bail for examinaIlon
ONE or pUFFY's BOyDsMEy SURREyDERS HIM
TX Alderman Michael Duffy. once the pride OF Har'
lem" but lately well known one Of the principal Wit
ufsses AGAINST ex-Aldermen McQnade aud ONel. was
surrendered yesterday to the District Attorney by
Robert Boyd, who was on hts bond to the amount oil
s2o,OUO. Other bondsmen had given security To an
saua amount. The ex-Alderman was asitnted when he
reached tho District Attorneys office, hui Mr MARITIME
allowed lin until Friday 10 obtain new bondsnan
In the moantipo consented that he should oe al
liberty.
MI MARITIME said he told that The surrender OF
DUFF and his boz dshan, MI BOYD
hal about business matters IN which bull or
named Mu1iuire concerned. He said that no woul
not Duly TO furnish more than $1,000 bonds IN ad
dition to the security already given as the oxAlder
mans interest was all in remaining IA THIS oty ne
went away aud refused To testify the Indictments
would always hang over him, whio II he remained ~
n witness be would be free tom prosecution